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by kabdib 1295 days ago
Those are really good choices. I re-read the Mars trilogy every couple of years, though the differences between the book's timeline and our own are getting a little embarrassing :-)

Here are some early "cyberpunk" books that people may not be aware of. I'm using a loose definition of stories where networked computers play a major role, the characters are technologically sophisticated and from the shady edge of society, and there's a caper of some kind.

John Brunner, The Shockwave Rider (1975)

Thomas J Ryan, The Adolescence of P-1 (1977)

Vernor Vinge, True Names (1980)

John M Ford, Web of Angels (1980)

I've left a few out (e.g., Heinlein's The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, Bester's The Computer Connection) because they're not really "punk".

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True Names is an amazing read.